Mantra
Bhojan Mantra (Brahmarpanam) | भोजनमन्त्रः
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Bhojan Mantra (Brahmarpanam) Sanskrit Lyrics
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् । ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥ अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः । प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥
Transliteration
Bhojan Mantra (Brahmarpanam) English Lyrics
brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma havirbrahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam | brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahmakarmasamādhinā || ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṃ dehamāśritaḥ | prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pacāmyannaṃ caturvidham ||
Meaning
Bhojan Mantra (Brahmarpanam) English Meaning
The act of offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, poured by Brahman into the fire that is Brahman. Brahman alone is reached by one who sees Brahman in every act. Becoming Vaishvanara, the fire of life, I dwell in the bodies of all living beings; joined with the inward and outward breath, I digest the four kinds of food (what is chewed, swallowed, licked and sucked).
अर्थ
Bhojan Mantra (Brahmarpanam) Hindi Meaning
अर्पण ब्रह्म है, हवि ब्रह्म है, और ब्रह्मरूप अग्नि में ब्रह्म के द्वारा ही आहुति दी जाती है। जो हर कर्म में ब्रह्म का ही दर्शन करता है, वह ब्रह्म को ही प्राप्त होता है। मैं ही वैश्वानर (जठराग्नि) बनकर सब प्राणियों के शरीर में रहता हूँ और प्राण तथा अपान से युक्त होकर चारों प्रकार के अन्न (चबाने, निगलने, चाटने और चूसने योग्य) को पचाता हूँ।
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Significance
Bhojan Mantra (Brahmarpanam) Significance
The prayer most widely said before meals in Hindu homes, schools and ashrams, made of two verses of the Bhagavad Gita. The first (4.24) sees the offering, the oblation, the fire and the one who offers as Brahman; the second (15.14) is Krishna's word that he dwells in every living body as the fire that digests food. Many households add further verses, such as 'Annapurne sadapurne' or 'Tvadiyam vastu Govinda'; only the two Gita verses are given here.
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